158 · Representative Documents: Responsibilities, Competencies, Goals
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Position Description Framework for Liaison Librarians
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4. Communicates regularly with department faculty and students through email, LISTSERVs, departmental
websites or other channels as appropriate. Attends departmental meetings of academic departments,
schools, and colleges and/or holds regular office hours in academic departments, schools, and colleges if
applicable.
5. Establishes and sustains positive working relationships with all levels of staff – administrators, faculty,
staff, and student employees – within the library.
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
6. Develops and maintains working knowledge of scholarly communication and open access developments
and trends as well as local, statewide, regional, and national initiatives in order to be able to consult with
faculty and students and provide support for campus-level initiatives.
7. Works with Open Educational Resources Coordinator and other librarians to identify, review, and
promote open educational resources for teaching and research.
8. Compiles and maintains academic profiles for assigned units. Manages special projects or initiatives
related to academic units as assigned.
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
9. Develops and manages print and electronic collections in assigned areas in accordance with current
collection management policies.
10. Manages and reviews approval plan profiles on a regular basis.
11. Manages allocations for the purchase of library materials for assigned subject areas.
12. Works with disciplinary teams and the Director of Collection Management &Scholarly Communication
(D/CMSC) to prioritize purchases and coordinate collection management projects as necessary.
13. Participates in library collection review projects.
14. Performs regular assessment to maintain sustainable and usable collections for faculty and students
under the direction of the D/CMSC.
RESEARCH SUPPORT
15. Provides research assistance and education on the use of library and related resources to users in person
(by appointment) or remotely (via chat, phone, and email).
16. May provide reference assistance to students, faculty and staff at specific service desks.
INSTRUCTION /INFORMATION &DATA LITERACY
17. Teaches instructional sessions within credit courses in assigned departments and/or works with
individual students and small groups outside of credit courses.
18. Develops and provides specialized instruction on library and related resources and the literature of a
field through classes, group training sessions, and workshops sponsored by the library or related
organizations.
19. Conducts tours and orientation sessions for new and prospective students, faculty, and other patrons.
20. Develops and maintains subject and course guides and special topic guides for the library website and
appropriate university websites and systems.
21. Develops and maintains open educational resources for use within library and university online venues
and in support OU online learning initiatives.
DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP
22. Collaborates with scholars on advanced research projects or digital scholarship projects as assigned.
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Position Description Framework for Liaison Librarians
Page 2 of 3
4. Communicates regularly with department faculty and students through email, LISTSERVs, departmental
websites or other channels as appropriate. Attends departmental meetings of academic departments,
schools, and colleges and/or holds regular office hours in academic departments, schools, and colleges if
applicable.
5. Establishes and sustains positive working relationships with all levels of staff – administrators, faculty,
staff, and student employees – within the library.
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
6. Develops and maintains working knowledge of scholarly communication and open access developments
and trends as well as local, statewide, regional, and national initiatives in order to be able to consult with
faculty and students and provide support for campus-level initiatives.
7. Works with Open Educational Resources Coordinator and other librarians to identify, review, and
promote open educational resources for teaching and research.
8. Compiles and maintains academic profiles for assigned units. Manages special projects or initiatives
related to academic units as assigned.
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
9. Develops and manages print and electronic collections in assigned areas in accordance with current
collection management policies.
10. Manages and reviews approval plan profiles on a regular basis.
11. Manages allocations for the purchase of library materials for assigned subject areas.
12. Works with disciplinary teams and the Director of Collection Management &Scholarly Communication
(D/CMSC) to prioritize purchases and coordinate collection management projects as necessary.
13. Participates in library collection review projects.
14. Performs regular assessment to maintain sustainable and usable collections for faculty and students
under the direction of the D/CMSC.
RESEARCH SUPPORT
15. Provides research assistance and education on the use of library and related resources to users in person
(by appointment) or remotely (via chat, phone, and email).
16. May provide reference assistance to students, faculty and staff at specific service desks.
INSTRUCTION /INFORMATION &DATA LITERACY
17. Teaches instructional sessions within credit courses in assigned departments and/or works with
individual students and small groups outside of credit courses.
18. Develops and provides specialized instruction on library and related resources and the literature of a
field through classes, group training sessions, and workshops sponsored by the library or related
organizations.
19. Conducts tours and orientation sessions for new and prospective students, faculty, and other patrons.
20. Develops and maintains subject and course guides and special topic guides for the library website and
appropriate university websites and systems.
21. Develops and maintains open educational resources for use within library and university online venues
and in support OU online learning initiatives.
DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP
22. Collaborates with scholars on advanced research projects or digital scholarship projects as assigned.
